Psalm 119:131
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131 With open mouth I pant,
because I long for your commandments.(A)
Psalm 42:1
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Book II
(Psalms 42–72)
Psalm 42
Longing for God and His Help in Distress
To the leader. A Maskil of the Korahites.
1 As a deer longs for flowing streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God.(A)
Psalm 119:20
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20 My soul is consumed with longing
for your ordinances at all times.(A)
1 Peter 2:2
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2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation(A)—
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Hebrews 12:14
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Warnings against Rejecting God’s Grace
14 Pursue peace with everyone and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
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Isaiah 26:8-9
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8 In the path of your judgments,
O Lord, we have placed hope;
your name and your renown
are the soul’s desire.(A)
9 My soul yearns for you in the night;
my spirit within me earnestly seeks you.
For when your judgments are in the earth,
the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.(B)
Psalm 119:174
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174 I long for your salvation, O Lord,
and your law is my delight.
Psalm 119:162
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162 I rejoice at your word
like one who finds great spoil.(A)
Psalm 81:10
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10 I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.(A)
Job 29:23
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23 They waited for me as for the rain;
they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.
Psalm 119:40
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Footnotes
- 119.40 Q ms: MT give me life
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